#3 Podcast 1

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This week, teacher asked us to listen the BBC's 6 Minute English podcast about "Transport of the future". Actually, I'm very interested about this topic, so  I think this episode is very easy that there don't have anything difficult for me to understand.

In this podcast, I learned 5 new words at below:

Automation (n.) 自動化
the use of machines and computers that can operate without needing human control
Ex: We're trying to increase automation in the home while keeping the house an enjoyable place to live.

Prototype (n.) 原型
the first example of something, such as a machine or other industrial product, from which all later forms are developed
Ex: Pilots have begun testing a prototype of the new aircraft.
far-fetched (adj.) 難以置信的
very unlikely to be true, and difficult to believe
Ex: The idea of travelling to other solar systems may sound far-fetched but scientists now see it as a real possibility.

 Maglev (n.) 磁懸浮
short for magnetic levitation: an advanced type of transport system in which a train travels on a magnetic track, often at very high speeds
Ex: The prototype maglev has notched top speeds of 320 mph.

 Vaccum (n.) 真空
a space from which most or all of the matter has been removed, or where there is little or no matter
Ex: Operating in the near vacuum of space, ion engines shoot out the propellant gas much faster than the jet of a chemical rocket.

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